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3A • Call To OrderCity of Bastrop (Bastrop County)
Consider and act on a request for a zoning variance from the Bastrop Building Block Code, Section 6.5.003, Building Standards per Place Type for the P4 Mix zoning district, to allow the subject property to exceed the maximum impervious cover requirement of 60 percent.
Presented in: City of Bastrop Governing Body Meeting on 2026-06-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider and act on a request for a zoning variance from the Bastrop Building Block Code, Section 6.5.003, Building Standards per Place Type for the P4 Mix zoning district, to allow the subject proper”
IH
Ishmael Harris
Mayor
YES
PL
Perry Lowe
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
CS
Cynthia Sanders Meyer
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
KP
Kevin Plunkett
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
KF
Kerry Fossler
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JK
John Kirkland
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
The variance would allow up to 62% percent impervious cover to accommodate a new paved parking lot, utilizing permeable pavers, in place of the existing gravel parking lot. Submitted by: Brittany Epling, Senior Planner
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.